THE WELL-PROTECTED DOMAINS Ideology and the Legitimation of Power in the Ottoman Empire, 1876-1909

DERINGIL, SELIM

ISBN 10: 1860644724 / ISBN 13: 9781860644726

Published by I. B. TAURIS PUB., NY, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE WELL-PROTECTED DOMAINS Ideology and the Legitimation of Power in the Ottoman Empire, 1876-1909
• Publisher: I. B. TAURIS PUB., NY
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860644724
• ISBN 13: 9781860644726
• Binding: PAPERBACK
• Edition: FIRST PRINTING
• Condition: VG
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Synopsis

How did the late Ottoman Empire grapple with the challenge of modernity and survive? Rejecting explanations based on the concept of an 'Islamic empire', or the tired paradigm of the 'Eastern Question', the author argues that far richer insights can be gained by focusing on imperial ideology and drawing out the striking similarities between the Ottoman and other late legitimist empires like Russia, Austria and Japan. The author traces the Ottoman state's pursuit of legitimation in public ceremonial; in the iconography of buildings, music, the honours system or the language of the chancery; in its proto-nationalist reformulation of Islamic legal practices; in its efforts to inculcate, through an expanded education system; and in the efforts of the Ottoman elite to present a 'civilized' image abroad.

About the Author

Selim Deringil is Professor of History at Bogaziçi University, Istanbul.